Best place to get supplies?

I use Aspen and cleaner on a regular basis. Feeders are quite easy to get, but other supplies...not so much. I really like shredded aspen, not chips. Anyone have a favorite place to order from?
Also, what type of cleaners can I use? I heard water & bleach is the easiest...right now I use Nature's Chemistry Healthy Habitat. Are household cleaners like clorox safe? I know Lysol isn't. (And no I have not used anything I'm not sure of [emoji14])

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I get aspen here http://www.petfooddirect.com/product...cel&trigger=ac

Chlorhexidine here http://www.amazon.com/Chlorhexidine-...=chlorhexidine - That's for daily/weekly cleaning (works for tubs, water dish, surfaces and snakes if they need to be wiped down), once a year or when animals are sold or upgraded the tubs get bleached out completely.

don't know about aspen, I'm a newspaper guy. I use hydrogen peroxide as a cleaner/disinfectant and have used it exclusively for 23 years of python keeping. $0.88 per quart at the local wal-mart.

F10 for cleaning.

omg Deb, A++ for that aspen. The best I could find online was the Zoomed stuff for $15 for the 24 qt bag, and that wasn't including shipping. Ended up just buying locally because my feed supply store sold it for $17.98 which beat the shipping price.

I'm not sure if there are any reptile expos near you but if one rolls through your town get aspen there. I always rack up on big bags of aspen bedding and usually don't need anymore for months and months and months. So I'd go on the repticon website and see if there is an expo coming near you :)

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I'm not sure if there are any reptile expos near you but if one rolls through your town get aspen there. I always rack up on big bags of aspen bedding and usually don't need anymore for months and months and months. So I'd go on the repticon website and see if there is an expo coming near you :)

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Omg thanks! I didn't even think about that!

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I usually buy screened aspen bedding in large quantities from feed stores. Or even a small bag from Walmart if I'm pressed for time, then I can get a bigger bag later. Feed store bedding is significantly cheaper because people usually buy large quantities for livestock.

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I get my Aspen at Amazon if you are prime member shipping is free

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Newsprint paper works well for me and u-haul sells it in boxes for 9.95 for 200 sheets. :)

Shows are not always worth it.

Harlan price at shows is $20/$25 (same product than what PetFoodDirect ships)

PetfoodDirect $9.35 when on sale (and they have sales all the time) + Shipping.

I order a minimum of 5, that put my total at $61.98 Shipped or $12.40 per bag. Cheap and conveniently shipped to my door and also still cheaper than the price with Amazon Prime.


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Shows are not always worth it.

Harlan price at shows is $20/$25 (same product than what PetFoodDirect ships)

PetfoodDirect $9.35 when on sale (and they have sales all the time) + Shipping.

I order a minimum of 5, that put my total at $61.98 Shipped or $12.40 per bag. Cheap and conveniently shipped to my door and also still cheaper than the price with Amazon Prime.

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I do the same thing. 5 bags seems to be the magic number for me as shipping increases with each bag after this. Sometimes pet360.com has the better price but I think they are just 2 different fronts of the same company.


OP, see if you can find a local farm or feed store. There's one where I used to live that had ridiculously low prices on Mazuri and aspen. It wasn't uncommon to see a large bp or rat breeder hauling off a pallet full in a trailer. It is kind of hit or miss though... now I live near exponentially more feed stores and can't find aspen in a 200 mile radius.

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Shows are not always worth it.

Harlan price at shows is $20/$25 (same product than what PetFoodDirect ships

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Dang that's ridiculous! Maybe at larger shows prices go up. The repticon in Nashville is still very small but steadily growing, but most people sell bags of aspen for $5-7 tops because they just want to get rid of it lol and they do if I'm there haha :)

Would shows be a good place to buy hides?? I love reptile basics hides!

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ProblemProblem with reptile basics hides, you don't get much of a price break even when ordering large quantities, so what I've usually seen is that those selling them, mark them up to a higher price. Which isn't entirely bad if you only need one or two, as you don't have to pay shipping then. But yes, they are often available at some expos.